There was no way we were going to get Baron to the vet's yesterday because, not only was he unable to get to his feet, but he also fought us when we tried to help him. I think we may have caused him a lot more hurt by trying to do that. It was pathetic to watch. He spent a lot of time crying and didn't want to eat or even drink anything. We just sat next to him and comforted him as much as we could.
The cat didn't want to leave his side but she finally ate and drank then hurried back to his side. She didn't lay on him but stayed close. From time-to-time, Baron cried. It broke our hearts. Later in the day, we found Baron up on his front feet but we had to help him get up on his back legs. Well, he was still holding up the one back leg but he wanted to go outside. The Beast put his leash on him again and out they went...just to his favorite tree and then back in the house so he could drink some water (he still wouldn't eat although we both tried hand feeding him at different times during the day. He laid down in front of the front door and went to sleep again.
We were worried sick because it seemed like this might be *it* and he was going to leave us. The Beast wouldn't leave and even stayed home from church (he said Baron had kept him awake and he was *too tired* to get all dressed up). However, I noticed that he didn't even nap until after dinner and then not for long.
I was exhausted after we tried several times to entice him to eat, to help him get on his feet when he seemed to want to and, then, just comforting him when he was in pain. I fell asleep around 10pm (Baron was asleep in front of the door still). We kept our door open so we could hear him/check on him during the night. We had covered him with a nice warm, fleece blanket and had a soft towel under his head to keep it off the cold floor.
The Beast got up at 5am while I was putting the coffee together but I went back to bed after he told me to go ahead and get the coffee going. He fell asleep in his recliner for a bit but Baron woke him up. He was actually on his feet! He spent quite a long time peeing when he went outside (the back leg is still not being used) and he wanted to go out back where he just stood in the sun for a while. The Beast was hoping he would poop but didn't stick around to watch so he has no clue if he did or not. He's now in the house, asleep on his mattress and the cat felt free enough to go out and visit with her brother, I guess. He doesn't seem to be leaving us today.
I hope to sleep better since I kept getting up to check on whether or not he was still with us. I feel like he may have taken a slight turn for the better and, perhaps, we can get him to the vet's in the next day or so.
Gonna get this posted now. Love you all. ***Hugs***
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